“The state will provide $50 million specifically to improve literacy in the 75 California elementary schools with the highest concentration of third-graders scoring in the bottom tier of the state’s standardized reading exam,” according to the article. Recently, California reworked its funding formula to provide more money to schools with disadvantaged students. The 2020-2021 budget proposed by the governor’s office would create $600 million in grants for low-performing schools, the story reads.
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California to Pay $50M Settlement for Not Teaching Kids to Read
The state of California agreed to a $50 million settlement after being sued for failing to teach low-income students of color how to read. So reports Cal Matters.
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